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A group of more than 60 House Democrats joined together Wednesday to urge House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) to “immediately” address aid for Hurricanes Helene and Milton and call Congress back into session, according to a report in Axios. The letter, signed by 63 House Democrats, comes as lawmakers fear the active storm season will drain emergency agencies’ budgets before lawmakers are due back in Washington next month, Axios reported. The publication notes that no Republicans signed onto the letter, even as some GOP lawmakers called for the House recess to be cut short to respond to the storm…

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